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by submission of the question as to whether or not City should issue municipal bonds for
the purpose of acquiring a hospital.
Dr. Gue stated that Dr. J• B. Aright had authorized him to offer as a
donation for a site, a block of ground on Canyon Hill.
Mr. H. 77. Dorman submitted a written offer to give the City Block No. 51 or
Block 83 of idountain View Addition for the erection of a hospital thereon, costing
X15,000.00 or more, on condition that said hospital be completed on or before May let.,
1918, and operated for a period of ten years as a hospital.
Councilman Dickens arrived at this time.
Mr. Dorman also submitted written offer to sell the City a tract of land 196
feet deep fronting on Kimball Avenue and 365 feet in length fronting on Idaho Street,
upon which are located present home and the two story house adjoining it on the east
for the price of $12,500.00. And he offered to reconstruct home residence as per plane
herewith submitted and drawn by h. L. Field, architect, converting said house into a
uodera up todate hospital furnished in keeping with the present building, also paint
the entire exterior of both houses and construct a case pool of sufficient capacity
ind connect same from both houses and gurantec the heating plant to heat hospital to
i0% temperature during coldest weather for the urice of "16,000,00, and deliver same
'or occupancy sixty days after contract is entered into by City.
Mr. Dorman also submitted plane for reoonstruction of home as prepared by
Ir. Fields, and the Game were explained in detail by Mr. Fields to the council and
:Atizene present.
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No further business appearing before the meeting it was voted on motion of
oilman iditchell, seconded F. H. Miller, that Council adjora until Tuesday evening
tuber 22nd., 1917, at 8 o'clock P. M. -
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Council Chamber, City of Caldwell, Idaho, idovomb 22nd., 1917.
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Council mr.et in regular ses ion, pursuant to adjornment with idayor E. H.
Ylowhead, presiding, present, Councilmen Dickens, Amos J. Miller, F. a. Miller,
Mitchell and 'ddard, City Clark, S. Ben Dunlap, when the following business was transacted
Jommunication read from Dr. J. B. 'Wright.
Councilman F. Uiller read a communication from Dr. J. B. Wright,
relative municipal hospital.
Attorney instructed to draft ordinance providing for vote on $20,000 hospital.
She matter of submitting to the qualified electors the question of
issuing municipal bonds for the purposes of acquiring and equiping a municipal hospital
was discussed and . considered and it being the consensus of opinion that sufficient
demand had been made on the Mayor and Council to ,justify the submission of the
question, a motion was made by Councilman --ard, seconded Councilman Dickens, that-the
City attorney be instructed to draft an ordinance providing for the submission of
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the following question, to -wit; Whether or not the City shall issue municipal coupon bonds
in the sum of 020,000.00 for the purposes of acquiring and equtping a municipal hospital?
The question being put, the Mayor declared the motion carried, and the City Attorney
instructed as provided therein.
No further business appearing before the meeting, it was voted on motion of
Councilman Ward, seconded Councilman F. !t. 1.1iller, t cil adjorn..
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Council Chamber, City of Caldwell, Idaho, December 3rd., 1917.
Council meet in regular session with Jayor E. H. Plowhead, presiding, present,
Councilmen, Dickens, Amos J. Diller, F. B. 1s1 Mitchell, City Clerk, S. Ben Dunlap,
when the following business was transacted:
Reauest of J. H. LIcLaughlin for extension of water mains on So. Kimball.
Dr. J. H. McLaughlin requested that the water mains be extended from IJeek's
corner, 700 feet south on Kimball Avanue to new residence now being constructed by him.
He stated that a 3/4 Craone inch pipe would be satidfactory for h1s.purposes.
It was voted on motion of Councilman Amos J. hiller, that in the absence of
the water committee, the matter be referred to the rark Committee with power to act.
hi. L. March re uest for crosswalks.
Air. U. L. L'iareh re +nested that t cross -walks be constructed on corner of
16th and Blain to connect with concrete sidewalk which he had laid abutting his property
at the City's request.
Upon motion of Councilman Mitchell, the master was referred to the Street
Committee with power to act.
Fence, base -ball grounds in street.
The matter of a portion of the street adjoining the base -ball grounds, being
fenced in, was on motion of LYitchell referred to the Park Committee with power to act,
Defective walk adjoining Frost property.
The matter of the defective walk adjoining the Frost Property on South
Kimball Avenue, was referred to the Street Committee.
November Unutes.
The minutes of the meetings of the City Council held November 5th., 12th.,
19th., and 22nd., 1917, respectively, ware read and approved.
Prohibit ditch on Elgin St being used for other purposes than drainage.
Councilman Amos J. Miller recommended that the Council prohibit the use of
drainage ditch adjoining the Rm. Mark property on Elgin Street, for purposes other than
drainage.
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The recommendation was accepted and adopted.